Ryan Edwardson
Ryan Edwardson
  • Hometown:
    Spencer, Iowa
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Spencer

Bio

Career Notes
• 4-year letterwinner
• 2-time National Qualifier (2010, 2011)
• 2-time All-Region (2010, 2011)
• 2-time All-Conference (2010, 2011)
• 3-time Academic All-Conference (2009, 2010, 2011) 
• 3-time Team MVP (2009, 2010, 2011) 

2011 (senior)
Named Team MVP ... named Simpson Male Student Athlete of the Month in December ... earned USTFCCCA Division III All-Academic Cross Country team honors ... named academic all-conference ... earned a trip to nationals, placing 205th of 279 competitors ... became Simpson's first two-time national qualifier since 1989 ... placed 8th at the Central Region Championships, good for all-region recognition and automatic qualification to nationals ... placed 8th at the Iowa Conference Championships, good for all-conference recognition ... named IIAC Cross Country Runner of the Week on 10/10/11 after winning the Dan Huston Invitational in Waverly, crossing in 25:35 ... named IIAC Cross Country Runner of the Week for second straight week on 10/17/11 after taking 6th of 437 runners at the UW-La Crosse Jim Drew Invitational, crossing in 25:44.9 ... earned a varsity letter.

2010 (junior)
Named Team MVP ... earned academic all-conference honors ... competed at the NCAA Division III Championships, placing 222nd of 279 runners ... earned all-region honors with a 10th-place effort at the Central Region Championships ... put forth an all-conference performance with a 5th-place finish at the Iowa Conference Championships, the best showing by a Simpson runner at conference since 2008 ... earned a varsity letter.

2009 (sophomore)
Named Team MVP ... earned academic all-conference honors ... placed 114th at the Central Region Championships and 35th at the Iowa Conference Championships ... named IIAC Cross Country Runner of the Week on 9/7/11 after taking 2nd at the Central Invitational on 9/5 ... earned a varsity letter.